fraudience
UK/ˈfɹɔːdɪəns/US/ˈɔdiəns/
fraudience noun: audiences on infomercials who, although supposedly unbiased and uninformed about the product, are in fact paid to cheer, gasp, and exclaim their joy and wonder about the product in question on cue.
Noun
fraudience (plural fraudiences)
- Audiences on infomercials who, although supposedly unbiased and uninformed about the product, are in fact paid to cheer, gasp, and exclaim their joy and wonder about the product in question on cue.
- Laugh track: fraudience —Hugh Burr1988, DeWitt Wallace, Lila Acheson Wallace, editor, The Reader's Digest, volume 132, Reader's Digest Association, page 36
- Fraudience – A group of overly enthusiastic spectators positioned to cheerlead the performer; a tactic often used by politicians.2011 August 4, Geoff Tibballs, edited by Geoff Tibballs, The Mammoth Book of Insults, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN
Forms of fraudience
| plural | fraudiences |
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Origin of fraudience
Blend of fraud + audience.
Questions about fraudience
- What does fraudience mean?
- Fraudience means audiences on infomercials who, although supposedly unbiased and uninformed about the product, are in fact paid to cheer, gasp, and exclaim their joy and wonder about the product in question on cue.
- What part of speech is fraudience?
- Fraudience is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fraudience?
- Fraudience is pronounced /ˈfɹɔːdɪəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fraudience?
- The plural of fraudience is fraudiences.
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